You Can't Compete With A Ghost
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Last published Thu, Sep 11, 2025
This isn't exactly a story-it's an opinion poll.
Here are the relevant numbers: Callum and I dated for 7 years before getting married, were married for 4 years before our son was born, and our son is now 4 years old. That's 15 years total.
In the 15 years we've been building a life together, he has said "I love you" exactly once, and he has never looked at me with the longing he had in his eyes when he told me his ex was the girl he wanted to marry. I will never forget that look.
What I want to do here is tell you about us. Then I want your honest opinion:
Should I keep hoping that one day he will look at me with the same longing?
Or should I be content with the contentment of having a perfect family?
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